Comments on: Crashed Enzo now up for sale

By: vincent ezo3 ceo

vincent ezo3 ceo — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:45:32 +0000

guys its a racing car if it aint broke before i bought it it sure would be after, and on the matter of selling it… considering being buried in it ;.)

By: Phil C

Phil C — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:02:19 +0000

Race drivers race crashed cars after they are repaired.

So, i don’t expect that it would be too bad. Alhough not perfect.

By: James

James — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:33:35 +0000

I wouldnt risk it, if it was given to me for a very cheap price or even free, I’ll take it.

But considering that it was deemed unrepairable, chassis damage, weld points/spots, deformed reinforcements etc. I dont think its upto standards for driving.

If I can get a proper evaluation on it or another body engineer and it passes then that would be a different story. But mechanics and panel beaters opinions are only skin deep sometimes… so I’d get a proper engineering evaluation before investing.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:18:56 +0000

I would take any fixed up enzo.

By: No Name

No Name — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:07:07 +0000

Definitely would not buy it. Not after buying a Dodgy car from NUNAWADINGS CHEAPEST WRECKS (CARS). Well bent and never declared by the dealer, dangerous to drive, basically fraud in my view..

By: Ivan

Ivan — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:10 +0000

It might look good on the outside, even the panels. But if you start to go high speed (200mph) it might not be as stable as the original….even the electronics for the front dampers might be off…

A lot of race cars that was repaired from a serious accident can still run well, if the mechanics has huge aomount of experience in that car. But this is an Enzo…only Ferrari would know all the ins and outs.

So the answer is: I would not buy it.

By: BMWSauberF1Team

BMWSauberF1Team — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:43:30 +0000

I’m not affraid to buy cars that have been damaged, so long as they’ve been repaired up to standards with genuine parts.. but then again a written off ferrari enzo is a completely different story so yeah skybreak has a fair point. I think the problem with damaged vehicles that find their way onto our auctions is that far too many are listed as ‘repairable write offs’ when in reality they should be beyond repair… but then again they can sell a repairable write off for much more than a stat write off.

Skybreak, if things underneath werent quite straight then your panel beater should look for another career.. or your insurance should have had the car written off.

By: Dlr1

Dlr1 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:27:11 +0000

Yes, F-O it can be run on LPG, but only develops 157kW and 357Nm, only suitable with 4 speed auto and no ESP, however it will accomodate a bench seat with this conversion

By: Frugal One

Frugal One — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:17:35 +0000

*****PRIMO!*****

Sell the body, bits and pieces on ebay etc, and keep the powertrain for a kit car and/or similar

Cn this engine be run on LPG? :-)

Cheers

F-0

By: Skybreak

Skybreak — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:17:11 +0000

The last time I got my car back from a smash repairer it looked good, but when I went to sell it, then I started noticing the problems. Like things under the car that weren’t quite straight…
Would I buy a Ferrari I knew had been crashed because it was “a little bit less” or “it had a good story”? – Hell no. If I had that sort of money I’d buy one that had been looked after.
And if my budget was a bit less, then I’d buy a “lesser” Ferrari, which would still be a awesome car.
At least the seller is being honest about its history.